American Flag Fruit Salad Recipe
- 36 blueberries from about 1/2 dry pint
- 1/2 apple, peeled
- 23 1/4-inch slices banana, from about 2 large bananas
- 6 cherries, pitted and sliced in half
- 14 raspberries
- 2 large strawberries, sliced into 1/4-inch circles, then circles cut in half
- Vanilla ice cream for serving, optional
- Whipped cream for serving, optional
- 3 tablespoons diced fresh mint for serving, optional
- Place one 10 inch row (approximately 10 raspberries) along bottom of platter. Top with one row of banana slices, followed by one row of cherries. Top with another row of bananas, followed by row of strawberry slices.
- Make a 6 x 6 blueberry square at upper right hand corner of flag. To the right, place a row of bananas, followed by a row of cherries, then a row of bananas. A row of raspberries should line up with the top of the blueberries to complete the flag.
- To make the stars, use the ring on a peeler that is meant to remove potato eyes to cut out small pieces of apple. Dot apple pieces throughout blueberry box. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or a sprinkle of fresh mint if desired.
blueberries, apple, banana, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, vanilla ice cream, serving, fresh mint
Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/07/american-flag-fruit-salad-to-serve-at-fourth-of-july.html (may not work)